dutadzee

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Equivalent to duta (“water”) +‎ dzee (“saliva”). Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ndutya zɨɨ.

Noun

dutadzee

1. saliva

   Synonym: dzee

References

• Reyes, Antonio de los (1593) Arte en lengua mixteca (in Spanish), Alençon: Typographie E. Renaut-De Broise, published 1889, page 86